Russian trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2nd quarter of 2016
September 27, 2016
by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia's foreign trade in goods with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the second quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.
Russia's Trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina
In the 2nd quarter of 2016, Russia's trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina was $25,845,900, down 65.95% ($50,068,667) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2nd quarter of 2016 were $10,678,809, down 82.72% ($51,126,559) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2nd quarter of 2016 totaled $15,167,091, up 7.50% ($1,057,892) from the 2nd quarter of 2015.
Russia's trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina went from a surplus of $47,696,169 in the 2nd quarter of 2015, to a deficit of $4,488,282 in the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia's 103rd largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 87th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0237% of Russia's total trade (down from 0.0557% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia's 107th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (down from 76th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0161% of Russia's total exports (down from 0.0675% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Bosnia and Herzegovina was Russia's 86th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (up from 89th in the 2nd quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.0358% of Russia's total imports (up from 0.0315% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
Russia's Exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The major share of Russian exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 45.70% of Russia's total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (89.17% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 25.29% of Russia's total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (3.65% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 17.48% of Russia's total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (4.13% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 1.82% of Russia's total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (1.02% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.74% of Russia's total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (0.22% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.61% of Russia's total exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina (0.19% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $226,893;
- Copper and articles thereof (HS code 74) - an increase of $100,882;
- Lead and articles thereof (HS code 78) - an increase of $72,145;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $67,550;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $64,805;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $64,591;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - an increase of $57,087;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $51,243;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - an increase of $48,821.
The largest declines in Russia's exports to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $50,231,626;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $563,200;
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - a decrease of $525,956;
- Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather (HS code 41) - a decrease of $374,155;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $256,748;
- Cotton (HS code 52) - a decrease of $33,588.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 185,832 | 1.74 | 134,589 | 38.07 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 0 | 0.00 | 3,184 | -100.00 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 4,879,800 | 45.70 | 55,111,426 | -91.15 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 0 | 0.00 | 563,200 | -100.00 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,091 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 48,821 | 0.46 | 0 | ∞ |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 16,980 | 0.16 | 0 | ∞ |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 7,084 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 57,087 | 0.53 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 68,652 | 0.64 | 57,352 | 19.70 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 852 | 0.01 | 248 | 243.55 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 581,711 | 5.45 | 955,866 | -39.14 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 104,045 | 0.97 | 39,240 | 165.15 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 67,563 | 0.63 | 80,382 | -15.95 |
| 52 | Cotton | 13,013 | 0.12 | 46,601 | -72.08 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 65,450 | 0.61 | 859 | 7,519.32 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 18,918 | 0.18 | 0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 222 | 0.00 | 74 | 200.00 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 2,479,333 | 23.22 | 2,252,440 | 10.07 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 26,346 | 0.25 | 1,489 | 1,669.38 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 101,365 | 0.95 | 483 | 20,886.54 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 7,236 | 0.07 | 0 | ∞ |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 72,145 | 0.68 | 0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 6,086 | 0.06 | 0 | ∞ |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 8,220 | 0.08 | 102 | 7,958.82 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 864,233 | 8.09 | 833,214 | 3.72 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 774,505 | 7.25 | 1,300,461 | -40.44 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 22,835 | 0.21 | 279,583 | -91.83 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 205,041 | 1.92 | 137,491 | 49.13 |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 411 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 16 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
Russia's Imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina
The major share of Russian imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 47.81% of Russia's total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (28.46% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 24.17% of Russia's total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (48.17% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 12.56% of Russia's total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (9.98% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 11.70% of Russia's total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (9.35% in the 2nd quarter of 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 0.81% of Russia's total imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina (1.21% in the 2nd quarter of 2015).
The largest gains in Russia's imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $2,568,454;
- Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code 07) - an increase of $425,171;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $312,762;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $311,654;
- Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $269,931;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $183,955;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $146,920;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $144,997;
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS code 96) - an increase of $50,239.
The largest declines in Russia's imports from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2nd quarter of 2016 over the 2nd quarter of 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $3,140,006;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $97,675;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $78,246;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $75,145.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2016, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2015, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2016 over Q2 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 499,854 | 3.30 | 74,683 | 569.30 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 6,332,891 | 41.75 | 3,764 437 | 68.23 |
| 10 | Cereals | 0 | 0.00 | 75,145 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 366,467 | 2.42 | 53,705 | 582.37 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 52,223 | 0.34 | 37,351 | 39.82 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 4,487 | -100.00 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 0 | 0.00 | 5,412 | -100.00 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 466,299 | 3.07 | 282,344 | 65.15 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 21,239 | 0.14 | 118,914 | -82.14 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,156,003 | 20.81 | 6,296,009 | -49.87 |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 4,087 | 0.03 | 0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 18,259 | 0.12 | 96,505 | -81.08 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 3,255 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 29,372 | 0.19 | 28,562 | 2.84 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 123,056 | 0.81 | 165,827 | -25.79 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0 | 0.00 | 5,283 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 531,698 | 3.51 | 386,701 | 37.50 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 387,211 | 2.55 | 348,100 | 11.24 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 637 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 854,923 | 5.64 | 584,992 | 46.14 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 697 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 0 | 0.00 | 228 | -100.00 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 323 | 0.00 | 6,551 | -95.07 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 20,814 | 0.14 | 0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 22,390 | 0.15 | 13,046 | 71.62 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 2,363 | 0.02 | 524 | 350.95 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 3,477 | 0.02 | 7,310 | -52.44 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 987 | 0.01 | 3,676 | -73.15 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 4,375 | 0.03 | 180 | 2,330.56 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 613,038 | 4.04 | 466,118 | 31.52 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 498,717 | 3.29 | 460,233 | 8.36 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 792,924 | 5.23 | 481,270 | 64.76 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 12 | 0.00 | 21 | -42.86 |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 312,516 | 2.06 | 337,006 | -7.27 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 1,424 | -100.00 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 50,239 | 0.33 | 0 | ∞ |